Feravino Dika Frankovka 2021

Feravino Dika Frankovka 

Region: Slavonia, Croatia

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Frankovka (aka Blaufrankisch)

ABV: 13.5%

Ruby red in colour, this is an easy-drinking red wine with juicy black and red berry fruit aromas of plums, cherries, cranberries, and blackberries. The palate is smooth and medium bodied, with the ripe fruity flavours balanced by fresh acidity, smooth tannins and complementary notes of herbs and spices.

Feravino winery owns 160 hectares of vines, spread across three locations within a 24-kilometer radius from its base in the Feričanci village. The winery focuses mostly on Frankovka (aka Blaufrankisch), which accounts for almost a third of Feravino’s vines.  The region’s continental climate and cool soils with high clay content and low in organic matter combine to produce expressively aromatic wines. The vines are trained via the double Guyot method and grow on the slopes of Krndija Mountain, benefitting from the significant moderating effect that the surrounding forests have in the area's hot, dry summers and cold wet winters.

In 2018, winemaker Martin Kovačević and his wife, vineyard manager Lucija Kovačević, took the reins of this historic estate. The winery’s history dates back to 1804, with their original cellar located in Feričanci, a village in the region of Slavonia, Eastern Croatia. Winemaking was first introduced to the region by Cistercian and Templar monks during the 13th century. It remains one of Croatia’s key wine regions today, though is perhaps best known as the source of the Slavonian oak widely used in winemaking across the world.